Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 572 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Six principles): Squash and stretch = bending shape (the amount stays the same); anticipation = getting ready first. Timing = how many frames a move takes; follow-through = loose parts keep moving after a stop. Slow in and slow out = more frames near the start and end; arcs = curved paths.

1. 1.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a breath before a shout (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
3. 3.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
5. 5.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
7. 7.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
10. 10.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
12. 12.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) heavy things move slowly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
19. 19.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
20. 20.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
22. 22.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
25. 25.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw
27. 27.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
28. 28.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves
34. 34.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) heavy things move slowly
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation

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